Cartoonist got it wrong on tea party

Thompson's premise is flawed. If you asked me to name tea party Republicans, the first two names off my tongue are Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin. It doesn't sound like tea party Republicans are alienating women to me.

The cartoonist also erred in linking the tea party with social conservatism. While there is overlap, the tea party's emphasis is on a constitutional government and an opposition to socialist trends.

Thank you, Gary Varvel, for being the regular cartoonist. We have one of the best cartoonists in the business. The replacement shows us what we could have been stuck with instead.